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Jacob Swisher Sr.
(1774-1873)
Catherine Bunner
(1789-1856)
Enoch Ferrell
(1788-1866)
Margaret Fast
(1791-After 1860)
Jacob M. Swisher Jr.
(1806-1881)
Barsheba Ferrell
(1809-1864)
Enoch Wesley Swisher
(1833-1909)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Jane Graham

2. Martha E. Hester

Enoch Wesley Swisher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 1833, Virginia 2 4 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Mary Jane Graham on 15 October 1854 in , Marion County, VA 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Martha E. Hester on 9 July 1888 in Urbana, IL 3
  • Died: 8 January 1909, , Marion County, WV at age 76 6 7
  • Buried: After 8 January 1909, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 7
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Enoch N. Swisher
Event Date: 08 Jan 1909
Event Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 75 years
Birth Date: 1834
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer
Residence Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Burial Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 4 p 154

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRP-S65 : 10 March 2018), Enoch N. Swisher, 08 Jan 1909; citing Marion Co., W. Va., County Records, v 4 p 154, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,816.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Marion County, VA on 5 August 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 131, Family 267, Roll 958
Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Enoch Swisher..17..Virginia..Laborer

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Magisterial District 2, Marion, VA on 27 June 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 74, Family 517, Roll 1361
Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States
Enoch Swisher..27..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Stanton Township, Champaign, IL on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 354A, District 26, Family 6, Roll 0180
Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States
E. Swisher..Head..47..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He was buried after 8 January 1909 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 75964714
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Enoch married Mary Jane Graham, daughter of Ebenezer Graham and Elizabeth Thomas, on 15 October 1854 in , Marion County, VA.1 2 (Mary Jane Graham was born on 4 January 1828 in , Monongalia County, VA,2 5 8 died on 12 May 1885 in Champaign County, IL 8 and was buried after 12 May 1885 in Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, IL 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Magisterial District 2, Marion, VA on 27 June 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 74, Family 517, Roll 1361
Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States
Enoch Swisher..27..Virginia..Farmer
Mary J. Swisher..32..Virginia
George M. Swisher..5..Virginia
Olive R. Swisher..3..Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Stanton Township, Champaign, IL on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 354A, District 26, Family 6, Roll 0180
Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States
E. Swisher..Head..47..Virginia..Farmer
Mary J. Swisher..Wife..52..Virginia..Keeping House
George M. Swisher..Son..25..Virginia..Farming
Juliet Swisher..Daughter..17..Indiana..At Home
J. F. Judd..Hand..19..Illinois..Farm Laborer
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Ernest W Swisher
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Father's Name: Jacob Swisher
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Barsheba Swisher
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Mary J Graham
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Spouse's Father's Name: Ebenezer Graham
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Graham
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1854
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Marriage Place (Original): West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NTD2 : 29 September 2021), Ernest W Swisher and Mary J Graham, 1854.
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Enoch next married Martha E. Hester, daughter of Jesse Hester and Sarah Cook, on 9 July 1888 in Urbana, IL.3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Martha E. Hester was born on 29 October 1844 in Vermilion Grove, IL,9 died on 12 January 1926 in McLeansboro, IL 9 and was buried after 12 January 1926 in Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, IL 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 9 July 1888, in Urbana, IL. 3

• Enoch Wesley Swisher and Martha E. Hester were divorced in 1895.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Enoch W Swisher
Sex: Male
Age: 56
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Father's Name: Jacob Swisher
Mother's Name: Barsheeba Ferrel
Spouse's Name: Martha E Hester
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 44
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
Spouse's Father's Name: Jesse Hester
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sally Cook
Marriage Date: 1888
Marriage Place: Champaign, Illinois, United States
Page: 3634

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2G9-YRM : 19 February 2021), Enoch W Swisher and Martha E Hester, 1888; citing Champaign, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,055.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NTD2 : 29 September 2021), Ernest W Swisher and Mary J Graham, 1854.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 26, p. 354A, family 6, Enoch Wesley Swisher and Mary Jane Graham; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0180.

3 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970 : accessed 12 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2G9-YRM : 19 February 2021), Enoch W Swisher and Martha E Hester, 1888; citing Champaign, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,055.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 131, family 267, Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 958.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 74, family 517, Enoch Wesley Swisher and Mary Jane Graham; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1361.

6 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRP-S65 : 10 March 2018), Enoch N. Swisher, 08 Jan 1909; citing Marion Co., W. Va., County Records, v 4 p 154, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,816.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Enoch Swisher (1833-1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75964714, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Mary Jane Graham Swisher (5 Jan 1828-12 May 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89200197, citing Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Martha E. Hester Smith (29 Oct 1844-12 Jan 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115298165, citing Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA


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